CVE-2014-8099 describes an out-of-bounds read or write vulnerability within the XVideo extension of XFree86, X.Org X Window System, and X.Org Server versions prior to 1.16.3. This flaw allows remote authenticated users to trigger a denial of service or potentially execute arbitrary code by sending crafted length or index values to various XVideo functions. With a CVSS score of 6.5, it is considered a medium-severity vulnerability, requiring authentication for exploitation and potentially leading to partial confidentiality, integrity, and availability impacts. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
6.7CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x11:6.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
<= 1.16.2.99.901CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:x_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:x.org:xfree86:4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
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